Los Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney Barry P. Goldberg is concerned that most insureds and many personal injury lawyers do not understand some of the unfair anomalies created when accident victims with excellent Uninsured Motorist Coverage are in multi-car collisions. Often an unfair result is created where the “at fault” party has insurance, but because of…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney Barry P. Goldberg is concerned that most insureds and many personal injury lawyers do not understand some of the unfair anomalies created when accident victims with excellent Uninsured Motorist Coverage are in multi-car collisions. Often an unfair result is created where the “at fault” party has insurance, but because of a multiplicity of injured…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, observes that Underinsured Motorist claims are always “exhausting!” Underinsured motorist coverage requires exhaustion of the tortfeasor’s policy limits and submission of proof of payment to the insurer. (Wedemeyer v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 1297, 1303) In California, auto insurance policies must provide coverage for insureds where the…
DetailsAnatomy of a Good Personal Injury Case Final Chapter—Part 4 Woodland Hills Personal Injury Attorney Barry P. Goldberg was recently hired to represent an 18 year old traffic collision victim who was violently rear ended on the freeway—A very serious accident to be sure. During the initial interview, discussion about expectations with the victim and her family, it…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney Barry P. Goldberg has been advocating passage of California Assembly Bill AB 862 for over one year. That Bill has now moved from the Insurance Committee one step closer to becoming the law. That bill would finally authorize an insurer to offer a separately rated underinsured motorist policy where the maximum liability…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist attorney Barry P. Goldberg is regularly asked this question because his article not answer the question how to “Effectively Preserve the Statute of Limitations in Underinsured Motorist cases.” That’s because there is no statute of limitations per se in Underinsured Motorist cases! It’s a trick question! The statute of limitations for filing Uninsured Motorist claims does not apply…
DetailsAs part of his regular practice, Woodland Hills personal injury lawyer Barry P. Goldberg insurance policies every day and will take on an insurance company when it wrongfully denies coverage. But, what is the average consumer to do? Most insurance policies are impossible to read or interpret unless you are an insurance coverage lawyer or enjoy reading arcane…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, has studied and re-studied the statutes, case law and treatises concerning Uninsured and Underinsured motorist. In addition, Mr. Goldberg has authored some of the most popular articles on Uninsured (“UM”) and Underinsured (“UIM”) motorist claims and has written countless blog posts on the subject. Mr. Goldberg regularly fields calls from other…
DetailsWoodland Hills personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg has an extensive insurance coverage background and is consulted by both policy holders and attorneys alike. In serious personal injury cases it is imperative to locate every possible source of insurance coverage. Often injury victims look to the at fault party’s homeowners insurance even though the injuries arose…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, is asked this question all the time. In fact, month in and month out, “How much Uninsured Motorist Insurance Should I Buy?” is by far the most visitedpage on my website. As an author and frequent blogger on the subject, I have a unique and practical viewpoint on the topic.…
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